Where does “matkalaukkuelämä” come from?
matkalaukkuelämä (Finnish) comes from Finnish matkalaukku, from Finnish laukku, from Russian ла́вка, from Proto-Slavic lavъka, from Proto-Slavic lavà — bench.
matkalaukkuelämä (Finnish): living out of a suitcase
Definitions
- living out of a suitcase
Ancestry of “matkalaukkuelämä”, step by step
matkalaukkuelämä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish matkalaukku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | matkalaukku | suitcase, trunk, portmanteau |
| 2 | Finnish | laukku | bag; case |
| 3 | Russian | ла́вка | bench, shop |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | lavъka | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | lavà | bench |